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(30 Idea Submissions)Latest Contributions by mpboyle
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Ryan, I found the ArcREST toolbox on GitHub to be a good resource for this. It provides a wizard driven interface to create and delete users. Using ModelBuilder you can create a model using the 'Create a User' or 'Delete User' script tools. You can then include the model as part of a python script by calling your toolbox and model, which can then be used along with Task Scheduler if you wanted to automate the task at a certain date/time. I've also found the Server Admin toolbox (mentioned above by Blake) to be another good interface driven way of interacting with ArcGIS Server. Below is a screenshot of the tools available in both, with the 'Create User' and 'Delete User' tools highlighted...
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06-04-2015
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We are experimenting with disconnected editing and seem to have run into an issue... Today, after we were done collecting data we performed a sync from our mobile device. Everything shows up fine after the sync, data is within the disconnected version and data can be reconciled and posted to the DEFAULT version without a problem. Our issue though, is that when we un-register all the replicas on the gdb, our sde_versions table is not being cleared out. We still have several sync_send and sync_receive records in the sde_versions table. One of these sync_ records is named 'sync_send_-1_0'. Is there a reason the sde_versions table is not being cleared out when un-registering the replicas? We are unable to delete the disconnected version because of this and therefore we aren't able to perform a full compress of the gdb...records are remaining in the delta tables instead of being pushed to the base table. We are using ArcGIS Server 10.3, Desktop 10.3, and SDE is at 10.3. Thanks in advance!
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06-02-2015
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Our issue has been solved. It was an internal firewall setting that was blocking password protected zip files. I could install Operations Dashboard when outside our network, but only after this setting was disabled on our network could I install it on a machine inside our network.
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06-02-2015
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I'm trying to update Operations Dashboard and am getting the error shown below. I have not downloaded a file, I'm just opening Operations Dashboard and trying to update the existing install. I believe I had a similar issue when originally installing and don't remember how the install finally went through. If I click on 'Details' from the screenshot below, I get the attached log...which to me, doesn't make much sense. I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction...? Thanks in advance!
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05-28-2015
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One of our departments has a GPS device with a wired USB connection. They were wondering if when the GPS device is connected to their laptop, will it be possible to have an ArcGIS Online web map use the GPS device's location in order to locate a feature? Has anyone tried this before with success?...is this even possible? Thanks in advance!
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05-22-2015
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Frank, We have a similar setup (details below) where the web map has an editable layer and read-only layers (query and sync only). As mentioned above, we only get this error on iOS devices, not Android. We also have the same behavior, whereas the edits are pushed to the database despite the error. As you mention Frank, it's a little uncomforting to the user, but it does work. Thanks for confirming! Collector 10.3 for iOS ArcGIS Server 10.3 SDE 10.3 ArcGIS Online as the portal
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05-21-2015
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We are testing offline editing with Collector using an iOS device and are receiving an error when trying to sync: 'Sync Error, an error occurred while synchronizing edits. Requested operation is not supported by this service'. We have not had this problem when using Android devices. Is there something different between iOS and Android devices? Is there some sort of setting on the service that needs to be altered to use with iOS? The edits are being posted to the user version, so I'm not really sure why we're getting an error....? We are using Collector 10.3 and ArcGIS Server 10.3
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05-20-2015
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We are starting to test out disconnected editing with the Collector app. Our datasets in SDE are typically versioned, and I've noticed that when going into disconnected editing mode, a new private version is created along with a replica is registered to the sde gdb. We have not done any type of work with distributed geodatabases in the past so I'm looking for some general tips / best practices / advice on how to handle managing disconnected editing / geodatabase replication. I have a few general questions that I'm hoping some people more familiar with geodatabase replication can answer... 1) I'm wondering what is the best practice for keeping data on the mobile device and sde gdb in sync? 2) What processes should run on the data to ensure they are in sync? 3) Are there processes that should be run before I do a reconcile and post on the private version that gets created when data is downloaded for disconnected mode? 4) How can I achieve a full compress on the sde gdb with a registered replica? ... do replicas need to be unregistered in order to achieve a full compress? Like I said, we don't have much, if any, experience with distributed geodatabases, so I'm looking for some best practice workflows to keep data in sync, how to achieve a full compress, etc... Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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05-20-2015
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Sam, How would I be able to delete the sync_send versions using arcpy.DeleteVersion...? Neither arcpy.da.ListVersions nor arcpy.ListVersions shows these as versions within the sde gdb, screenshot below.
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05-15-2015
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Sam, Thanks for providing the link explaining the sync_send and sync_receive versions. Keeping the version around is not a big deal, especially in this gdb we're working with since it's meant for only data collection. Where I'm coming from...our production sde gdb has a nightly script that does the following: reconcile and post versions, delete versions once posted, analyze, compress gdb, rebuild indexes, analyze, recreate departmental edit versions. We delete the versions once posted, so that when they are re-created after the compress, all departmental versions are on the same page starting the day. Given this workflow, disconnected editing kind of throws a wrench into the process because the disconnected versions are children of departmental versions and since they are not deleted until the replica is unregistered, any departmental version will not get deleted because it'll have a child version (the disconnected version). What are common workflows that you've seen or would recommend for disconnected editing?
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05-15-2015
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Samuel, Trust me, I don't want to be messing with the sde tables in SQL Server, I'm just looking for solutions. The child versions are the SYNC_SENDs as highlighted in above screenshot. Is the only was to remove those by unregistering the replica? Is there a way to automate this process? For example, at the end of the day I'd like to be able to fire off a script that would reconcile and post any edits from a disconnected version and delete it after the edits are posted so the next day is a fresh start, however I haven't been able to find a way to unregister a replica, unless there's a tool I'm missing...? Perhaps there's a better workflow that I'm not considering? Are there recommended workflows for disconnected editing and reconciling and posted any edits? We have a nightly script that will reconcile, post, and compress our production sde gdb and I'm wondering if the disconnected editing mode can be rolled into that process, but having the child versions hanging out there without unregistering the replica is a hang-up.
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05-13-2015
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We are testing out disconnected mode with Collector and it seems to work well except for one issue. The version that gets created when downloading for disconnected mode will not delete when running the reconcile versions tool. We will continually get an error that says the version can't be deleted because it has dependent child versions. In order to delete the version, I either have to manually delete the version through the Geodatabase Administration or remove the affected rows in the sde_versions table. A few notes... 1) When I run the reconcile versions tool, I'm using our admin account which can delete any version 2) This is a simple setup, with only the DEFAULT version and the disconnected version as a child off DEFAULT, see screenshot below. 3) Below is a screenshot of the sde_versions table after data has been synced at the end of the day and the downloaded data has been removed from the device. I'm curious how to resolve this issue or if anyone has encountered the same problem...? Is there some step I'm missing that should be part of our end-of-day workflow to weed out the disconnected version from being a parent to syncs? Do I have to manually un-register the replica that gets created as part of the disconnected mode process? Any ideas / thoughts / suggestions are appreciated! Thanks!
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05-13-2015
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Todd, I haven't found what I'm really after...which is a database driven method for assigning an identifier separate from the OBJECTID. I'm not a DBA and don't want to be, so I'm not researching advanced methods with the DBMS. We have recently updated our DB server to SQL Server 2014 which can use sequences, but again, that's out of my realm of understanding. We have found a work-around that is ArcMap driven. By using the Attribute Assistant tools, we can create GenerateId rules which will sequential number features in a feature class and/or table. The Attribute Assistant is part of the Water Utility Network Editing tools. There are several other ways the Attribute Assistant tools can be used, are really are very handy, but they are only available inside an ArcMap session.
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04-09-2015
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I think it would be useful to have a toolbox for ArcGIS Server administrative functions, similar to the Geodatabase Administration toolbox that was added for managing enterprise gdbs. Example tools: Add users Remove users Add role Remove role Add folder Edit folder security Edit service properties Query logs Export usage reports
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04-01-2015
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